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Los Angeles County, CA March 8, 2011 Election
Board Member; Los Angeles Unified School District; District 5 Voter Information

4 Year Term.

A runoff may be held on 5/17/2011 between the top 2 candidates who received the most votes if neither receives a majority. If one candidate receives a majority of votes in this election, that candidate wins and no runoff will be held.

Results as of Jun 10 1:36pm

Runoff Election 5/17/2011

Candidates (Vote for 1)
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Luis Sanchez 15,942 votes 48.1%

Bennett S Kayser Click here for more information about this candidate 11,473 votes 34.6%
  • Occupation: Teacher
  • 14 yr as a Middle School Science & Health Teacher
  • Elected Los Angeles City Charter Reform Commission
  • Vice President Echo Park Neighborhood Council
  • Information Technology Director, Pasadena USD
  • Teacher of the Year
  • MA (Biology) UCLA
  • bkayser@mac.com
Priorities:
  • More money and resources to classrooms
  • Reduce dropout rate
  • Safe schools
John Fernandez Click here for more information about this candidate 5,544 votes 16.7%
  • Occupation: Retired School Teacher
  • Phd in Education,UCLA
  • Master's Degree in Education,CSULA
  • B.A. History; Chicano Studies,UCLA
  • Teaching Credential in Special Education,CSULA
  • Teaching Credential in Social Science,CSULA
  • Teaching Credential in History, UCLA
  • drjteaches@roadrunner.com
Priorities:
  • End LAUSD wasteful spending and save jobs.
  • Early intervention and support for students that start to fall behind.
  • Move to create an independent oversight committee to regulate charter schools.
Scott Folsom (Write-in) 187 votes 0.6%
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  Official Information

Los Angeles Unified School District

District 5 Map
District Statistics

Ed-Data.org

GreatSchools.net
News and Analysis

LA Times

Google News Search
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